Concrete Paradises, by Eliza Segiet

 

She wondered

how many children

were hiding behind the trees

in the orchard?

How many chicks have hatched

in the garden?

 

What’s left?

 

The birds flew away,

the children left with their grandchildren.

Even the cherry tree that always bloomed

begins to die back.

 

She understood that

everything in life has its course.

 

Some fight for nature,

others just pretend to do it.

 

There are also those

who love concrete paradises

- they do not let nature live.

 

For them, to have

 

– is more than to be.

 

Translated by Artur Komoter

 

Eliza Segiet graduated with a Master's Degree in Philosophy, completed postgraduate studies in Cultural Knowledge, Philosophy, Arts and Literature at Jagiellonian University.

Author’s poems Questions and Sea of Mists won the title of the International Publication of the Year 2017 and 2018 in Spillwords Press.

Nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2019, Naji Naaman Literary Prize 2020, iWoman Global Awards 2020

Author's works can be found in anthologies and literary magazines worldwide.

 

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Dear Authors and Friends,

We decided to publish today all the results of our Contest: Pre-Finalists and Finalists at once.

Congratulations to all the winners!

 

POETRY

 

1 th - The Lady of Coram (Ireland) – by Claire O' Connell

2 nd - Paint Me (Mozambique) – by Stelio Filipe

3 rd - God the Rock (US) – by Janine Canan

 

FICTION

 

1 th – Breathless (US) – by Mona Winston

2 nd - Very Precious! (Brazil) – by Odenir Follador

3 rd - The Warning (Brazil) – by João Araújo

 

 

More Selected Poetry

 

Humanity; Reconciling with Nature (Nigeria) by Chimezie Ihekuna

A MORNING SUNRISE (US) by Joan B.

Totem (Poland) by Eliza Segiet

REDOLENT (South Africa) by Adiela Akoo

noi doi ne ciocnim OR we two collide (Romania) by Ion Calota

RAIN AND SALT (Italy) by Alberto Arecchi

PULSANT LIFE AT SEA (Brazil) by Tauã Rangel

THE NATURE (Brazil) by Luiz Pereira

Our hearts are roses (Brazil) by Lindalva Casteluber

LIFE CHANGES LIFE TURNOUT LIFE TURNS (Brazil) by Paula Andrade

LET THERE BE LIGHT! (Brazil) by Thayanne Silva

 Necessary (Brazil) by Leon Lus

YOUR LIGHT (Brazil) by Edilson Leão

LAW OF RETURN (Brazil) by Ilva da Silva

LOVE (Brazil) by Simone Souza

Song of the nature (Romania) by Savu Elena-Corina

I see one world (Brazil) by Beatrice Medrado

Toxic relationship (Brazil) by Beatriz Gomes

Embracing sky (Brazil) by Jeanete Shimara

Inspiration (Portugal) by Pedro Vale

To the nature (Bangladesh) by Md. Mahbubul Alam (John)

What a beautiful life! (Brazil) by Viviane Parreira

 

 

 

More Selected Short Stories

 

FOR AN INNOCENT LOOK (Brazil) By Thayanne Silva

It's just appearance (Brazil) by Adriani Alini da Silva

 

 

There is a horrible situation in California that we can not remain indifferent to ... Maybe we can donate something and for this it is important to read this publication:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/11/reader-center/california-fires-how-to-help.html

 

Meanwhile we expect better news and we remember our literary contest of poetry and short stories related to nature and its preservation!

Bests!

Finally, we announce the winners. We received high quality work. We present the first, second and third classified and then the other works selected for the Anthology.

 

1 “In a Square Circle” by IONUŢ  CALOTĂ (Romania) - Poem

2 “Bunches of Fruit” by Eliza Segiet (Poland) - Poem

3 “Rainbow” by Corina Savu (Romania)  - Short Story

 

Works selected for the Anthology:

 

a)

Chimezie Ihekuna (Lagos - Nigeria) with “Nature’s Blessing” and “The Other Side of Nature’s Consciousness”

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b)

Joan Beebe (USA) with “A PEACEFUL WALK” and “Endangering Nature”

 

c)

Claire O' Connell (Cork - Ireland) with “Piano Ocean”

 

 d)

Ana Nedelcu (Romania) with “His flight” and “Nature`s Royalty”

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from the e_volume “MY MUSE & I - 365 DAYS ~ A POEM A DAY” 2017

 

e)

Ana Duda (Romania) with “Variations on a theme” (Poem) and “A man, a tree, a leaf” (Short Story)

 

f)

Alex Maxwell (UK) with “The Battle Rages”

 

Our sincere congratulations.
Let writing continue to be a light in your lives.

Thank you for enlightening us.

 

We ask you to disclose not only these results but also the fact that our Competition seeks a sponsor for the next Competitions. Thank you very much. Please do not forget to send us a photo or small essay on environment.